I recommend Weawow.
Odd name. Great app and widget. Single, dedicated developer and very simple monetization hook (just a donation, if I recall correctly).
Multiple data sources supported, and very customizable.
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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That's what I use and it's the best weather app I've seen so far. The coolest thing is, when you're choosing weather providers, it will show you the current forecast for each one, so you can compare them better.
And it has so many widgets that are easy to configure.
Another +1 for Weawow. The widgets and choice of weather provider put it over the top for me.
I've been using Weawow and I like it so far.
Yes. Weawow is customizable and you can switch the weather provider. Also a good selection of widgets if you need them.
Another happy user of Weawow here!
Overdrop is a really nice one with a great looking UI.
Carrot Weather is also pretty good and has funny quotes it shows you if you like that kinda thing, but the dev is primarily an IOS developer so the Android app is pretty far behind feature wise if you compare the two versions.
+1 to Overdrop. I like it quite a bit!
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Shadow weather is what I've been using since dark sky shut down. It has multiple sources, including apple(dark sky). Seems to be pretty accurate since it pulls from several sources.
Seconding, the UI isn't the prettiest but it has a lot of information, one of the best weather radar setups I've encountered, and fairly accurate predictions due to pulling data from multiple sources.
I can recommend this app: https://github.com/WangDaYeeeeee/GeometricWeather
Here's a fork of Geometric Weather that's still being maintained, which is what I use now: https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather
This app is awesome, has way more data than other weather apps I've used. Really nice to see allergen information as somebody that gets bad allergies!
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I use prognoza - it's open source and has MD3 widgets
https://github.com/davidtakac/prognoza
I started using it after the weather apps I use were just so fucking bloated I gave up and looked for another solution
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Meteogram is an amazingly customizable widget-type app that shows everything you could imagine on a timeline/chart. One of my all-time favorite and most used apps. It is updated regularly, and the amount of customization is insane. It is so nice to be able to just look at a chart and instantly know everything you need to know about the upcoming hour(s) and day(s).
I have been also been using an app called Forecaster which is pretty cool, that's more of a conventional weather app.
My favorite radar app is MyRadar.
I use Geometric Weather from fdroid, it's very polished. It's entirely FOSS, so nothing's spying on you.
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MyRadar
I worked outside for a few years and found this to be the most reliable app out there. It'd give me a fifteen minute warning for rain and was consistently spot on. I like the ui, but it's not as snazzy as some of the others.
I have to recommend Today Weather (not weather today, thats different). Excellent minimalistic UI, radar forecast, percipatation charts, widgets, all works excellent.
wX
This one, I presume?
wX (Weather app geared towards storm chasers, meteorologists and weather enthusiasts)
just downloaded. I think this is going to get to be my new weather app -- but that UI is going to take some getting used to.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Wx is great, but it is really complex for someone who didnt attend classes in meteorology. Sure it is usable, but a lot of its functions are not geared for the average user IMO.
Windy has been great, it gives a really nice overview of data, and lets you pick from 5 different sources, as well as compare each source to local weather stations to figure out which had the closest predictions in the past.
Check this site for the most accurate weather provider in your area. Then choose an app that can use that as a source. https://www.forecastadvisor.com/
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Downloading weather apps like I was downloading Lemmy apps the other day..
I liked Appy Weather for a while. Nice clean design, and had access to the Dark Sky API and now the Apple Weather API after Dark Sky was shut down.
The precipitation notifications became nonsense for me though. We were on week 2 of a drought recently and I would get notifications saying things like "heavy rain continues for 8 hours" with no precipitation in sight. Not sure if that was the app's fault (developer hasn't updated in a while) or the API's, but yeah. Inaccurate notifications.
I am on a Pixel Fold now, so I'm currently using the redesigned Google Weather app. I really like the redesign. I just noticed that I had notifications disabled due to previously using that other app though, so I'm curious to see if it has live precipitation notifications now that they have the ML-Powered Dark Sky-like Nowcast thing.
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I thought I'd heard that Weather Timeline was coming which is what I use, but it still appears to be hidden for new users. My next recommendation would be Today Weather which I've heard good things about from others.
I'm surprised no one here has said Shadow Weather. It's meant to be a replacement for Dark Skies on Android.
Not an app, but I've become quite a fan of MerrySky recently on both mobile and desktop.
That's some well laid out data right there. What is pirateweather though?
If I remember correctly it's a drop in replacement for the Dark Sky API.
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Never heard of it, checking it out now!
Is there something else I have to do besides downloading the APK and installing it? When I try to install it it says I cannot install it on this device.
Edit: nevermind I ended up finding it on the play store
I love checking the future forecast via different weather models. Very nice and fun. Been using this for a few years now.
I pay the $20 a year for full access to the other like 4 models, mostly because I want the programmer to be able to eat so they can keep putting the app out.
Windy, overall, but especially for VFR forecasts, one of the few that will give cloud ceiling and visibility, and detailed winds (both on the ground and aloft, steady and gusts).
DWD Warnwetter for rain and warnings.
I'm fairly satisfied with AccuWeather. Not as good as Dark Skies was but close!
Shadow Weather on Android is pretty good, a lot of people switched to it after dark sky went down. It does forecast aggregation from multiple sources like dark sky used to.
Honestly, my go to has to be Weather Today. Great layout with support for Apple Weatherkit (dark sky api).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kokoschka.michael.weather
I like Today Weather (paid app IIRC). Has customixable widgets
If you're not a fan of high information density, I recommend Overdrop. It presents the key information in a simple, clear way.
Also been testing Weather Today which seems to be another good one in the few weeks I've had it.
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